Candle-mold



(No Model.)

J. BRELIVET.

No. 28(1,5'66. i

'EEEEEEEEE CANDLE MOLD.

Patented July 3, 1883.

INVENTOR jflmzaw/ ATTORNEYS.

' the candles can be removed readily.

, fit so closely that no wax or other material can 'Enosburg Falls, in the county of Franklin and UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

JOSEPH BRELIVET, or ENOSBURG FALLS, VERMONT.

CANDLE -MOLD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 280,566, dated July 3, 1883,

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Josnrn BRELIVET, of

State of Vermont, have invented a new and Improved Candle-Mold, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved candle-mold from which The invention consists in a candle mold formed of two blocks which are held together, and are provided in. their adjoining surfaces with apertures or recesses for receiving the molten material.

The invention further consists in the combination, with the said blocks, of slotted bolts, and of wedges for pressing the plates together.

The invention also consists in the combination,with the said blocks, of spools for holding the wicks, and eyes or loops for guiding the wicks directly through the middle of'the candle-apertures in the blocks.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal .elevation of my improved candle-mold. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional elevation of the same.

The mold is formed of two blocks, A and B, which are hinged to each other at the lower edges, so that one of the blocks can be swung down. The surfaces of the blocks which are in contact when the mold is closed must be planed absolutely true and smooth, so that they pass in between them. The apertures G, in which the wax, stearine, &c., are poured, are formed in the inner surfaces of the blocks in such a manner that exactly half the aperture will be formed inthe inner surface of each block; or, in other words, the recesses in the inner surfaces are equal to half a candle. Any number of apertures O can be formed in the mold, and the apertures can have any desired suitable shape, according to the candle desired. From the lower ends of the candle-apertures small grooves must extend to the lower edges of the blocks A B for the wicks. Slotted bolts D, which are preferably securedto the fixed block B, project through slots in the swinging block A. Wedges E are driven into the slots in the every ten candles have been made.

cured on the fixed block B, and that the wicks may pass exactly through the middle of the molds they pass through eyes N on the ends of arms M,projecting from a cross-piece connecting the standards L. Plain candles P only can be cast in molds of the usual construction; but in myimp roved moldtap ering candles Q, or candles 0, having projecting annular ornaments, can be cast. The candles 0 had to be made by hand heretofore, as, on account of the annular ornaments which project -from the surfaces of the candles, the said candles could not be re moved or drawn from the ordinary molds. If

the block A is swung down, all kinds of can- (1] es can be removed from my improved mold without injuring the candles. The wicks can be cut at the base ends of the candles before opening the molds, or a number of candles can be cast on one continuous wick, as shown, and the wicks out after removing the candles from the mold.

The'candle-molds should be oiled, and will require reoiling after ten candles have been made. must be applied to moisten the molds after The candles can be removed from the molds before they are entirely cold.

A ratchet-wheel, V, is mounted on the end of the shaft K, and a pawl, V, rests against the teeth of the same, and thus holds the shaft in the desired position. If the wicks are to be unwound, the pawl V is raised and then the shaft is turned,whereby all the wicks will be If the molds are made of wood, water I of which the apertures or recesses for receiving the molten material are formed, as set forth.

2. In a candle-mold, the combination, with two blocks having recesses or apertures for receiving molten material, of devices for holding the said blocks together, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a candle-mold, the combination, with the fixed block B, of the removable block A, the slotted bolts D, and the wedges E, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a candle-1nold, the combination, with the fixed block B, of the removable block A, 15' the slotted bolts 1), the wedges E, and the pivoted latches F, to which the same are attached, substantially as herein shown and described, and {for the purpose set forth.

5. In a candle-mold, the combination, with the fixed block 13, of the removable block A, the spools J, the wicks H, and the eyes or loops N, substantially asherein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

JOSEPH BRELIVET.

\Vitnesses:

Framers YVINER, N. GOULET. 

